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And they cast dust upon their heads, and they were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying: “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all those having ships in the sea were enriched through her wealth! For in one hour she has been brought to desolation.”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
they cast (a) to cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: to place, put, drop. V-AIA-3P H906 ἔβαλον ebalon
heads, (a) the head, (b) a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord. N-AFP H2776 κεφαλὰς kephalas
they were crying out, To cry aloud, shriek. V-IIA-3P H2896 ἔκραξαν ekraxan
weeping To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. V-PPA-NMP H2799 κλαίοντες klaiontes
mourning, To mourn, lament, feel guilt. V-PPA-NMP H3996 πενθοῦντες penthountes
saying: (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPA-NMP H3004 λέγοντες legontes
“Woe, Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. I H3759 Οὐαὶ ouai
woe, Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. I H3759 οὐαὶ ouai
great Large, great, in the widest sense. Adj-NFS H3173 μεγάλη megalē
city, A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-NFS H4172 πόλις polis
which Who, which, what, that. RelPro-DFS H3739 ᾗ ē
all All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-NMP H3956 πάντες pantes
having To have, hold, possess. V-PPA-NMP H2192 ἔχοντες echontes
ships A ship, vessel, boat. N-ANP H4143 πλοῖα ploia
sea (a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the Sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea. N-DFS H2281 θαλάσσῃ thalassē
were enriched To become rich, to be rich, abound in. V-AIA-3P H4147 ἐπλούτησαν eploutēsan
wealth! Preciousness, costliness, worth. N-GFS H5094 τιμιότητος timiotētos
in one One. Adj-DFS H1520 μίᾳ mia
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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hour (a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything. N-DFS H5610 ὥρᾳ ōra
she has been brought to desolation.” (a) to make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: to strip, rob. V-AIP-3S H2049 ἠρημώθη ērēmōthē

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Berean Bible And they cast dust upon their heads, and they were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying: “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all those having ships in the sea were enriched through her wealth! For in one hour she has been brought to desolation.”
King James Bible And they cast dust upon on their heads, and they were crying out, cried, weeping and mourning, saying: “Woe, woe, the wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which wherein were made rich all those having that had ships in the sea were enriched through by reason of her wealth! For costliness! for in one hour is she has been brought to desolation.”made desolate.
Hebrew Greek English And "And they cast threw dust upon on their heads, heads and they were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying: “Woe, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all those having who had ships in the at sea were enriched through became rich by her wealth! For wealth, for in one hour she has been brought to desolation.”laid waste!'
New American Standard Bible 1995 And "And they cast threw dust upon on their heads, heads and they were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying: “Woe, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all those having who had ships in the at sea were enriched through became rich by her wealth! For wealth, for in one hour she has been brought to desolation.”laid waste!'